Japan based computer hardware and IT services firm Fujitsu has said that it will establish an online e-book store, offering a wide variety of digital content starting May 2011.
With the new e-book store, Fujitsu is expected to expand its PC and mobile phone business in Japan, offering an environment that will allow customers to fully enjoy digital publications.
Fujitsu said that its new online e-book store will initially provide digital content through a partnership with Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) and DNP’s affiliate, MobileBook.jp.
Fujitsu in association with DNP will be offering a large-scale catalog of e-book content, with approximately 300,000 magazines, white papers, statistical information, survey reports, and other publications geared towards business people provided by G-Search, a Fujitsu Group company.
The service will also include business, IT, test prep and other e-book content from Fujitsu FOM Limited’s publication unit, with full-featured search capabilities, including cross-searches of content provided by the DNP Group and content from the Fujitsu Group.
Fujitsu is planning to collaborate with a variety of e-book service providers in an effort to spread he use of e-books.
Users will be able to view e-book content on a wide variety of options, such as Android OS-enabled tablets and smartphones, in addition to PCs.
Dai Nippon Printing managing director Motoharu Kitajima said their intention for the future is to further strengthen their working relationship and together with Fujitsu, deliver to readers an optimal reading environment through e-books.
